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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process ImprovementTue, Jul 17, 2012 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Larry Aft, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Talk Title: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Abstract: Learn how to integrate principles of business, statistics and engineering to achieve tangible results. Master the use of Six Sigma to quantify the critical quality issues in your company. Once the issues have been quantified, statistics can be applied to provide probabilities of success and failure. Six Sigma methods increase productivity and enhance quality. As a Six Sigma green belt, you will be equipped to support and champion a Six Sigma implementation in your organization. To earn the Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, you will be required to pass the Institute of Industrial Engineer's green belt exam (administered on the final day of the course).
During this course you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned to an actual issue you face in your organization. Prior seminar participants have reported significant savings from implementing their projects.
*A financial services organization saw $128,000 in cost savings per quarter when they reduced transaction processing rework
*A state agency reduced project cost over-runs by 28 percent
*A transportation company saved more than $875,000 per year in turnover costs by improving the employee communications process
*Reduced errors in a painting operation led to increased first pass acceptance and more than $197,000 in annual savings
*A Web developer increased annual profits by 10 percent by cutting cycle time
*A wave solder operation saw defects reduced by half and costs reduced by $60,000 per year
Host: Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: http://mapp.usc.edu/professionalprograms/ShortCourses/SixSigmaGreenBeltforProcessImprovement.htm
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
Event Link: http://mapp.usc.edu/professionalprograms/ShortCourses/SixSigmaGreenBeltforProcessImprovement.htm
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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Wed, Jul 18, 2012 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Larry Aft, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Talk Title: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Abstract: Learn how to integrate principles of business, statistics and engineering to achieve tangible results. Master the use of Six Sigma to quantify the critical quality issues in your company. Once the issues have been quantified, statistics can be applied to provide probabilities of success and failure. Six Sigma methods increase productivity and enhance quality. As a Six Sigma green belt, you will be equipped to support and champion a Six Sigma implementation in your organization. To earn the Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, you will be required to pass the Institute of Industrial Engineer's green belt exam (administered on the final day of the course).
During this course you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned to an actual issue you face in your organization. Prior seminar participants have reported significant savings from implementing their projects.
*A financial services organization saw $128,000 in cost savings per quarter when they reduced transaction processing rework
*A state agency reduced project cost over-runs by 28 percent
*A transportation company saved more than $875,000 per year in turnover costs by improving the employee communications process
*Reduced errors in a painting operation led to increased first pass acceptance and more than $197,000 in annual savings
*A Web developer increased annual profits by 10 percent by cutting cycle time
*A wave solder operation saw defects reduced by half and costs reduced by $60,000 per year
Host: Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: http://mapp.usc.edu/professionalprograms/ShortCourses/SixSigmaGreenBeltforProcessImprovement.htm
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
Event Link: http://mapp.usc.edu/professionalprograms/ShortCourses/SixSigmaGreenBeltforProcessImprovement.htm
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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Thu, Jul 19, 2012 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Larry Aft, USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Talk Title: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Abstract: Learn how to integrate principles of business, statistics and engineering to achieve tangible results. Master the use of Six Sigma to quantify the critical quality issues in your company. Once the issues have been quantified, statistics can be applied to provide probabilities of success and failure. Six Sigma methods increase productivity and enhance quality. As a Six Sigma green belt, you will be equipped to support and champion a Six Sigma implementation in your organization. To earn the Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, you will be required to pass the Institute of Industrial Engineer's green belt exam (administered on the final day of the course).
During this course you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned to an actual issue you face in your organization. Prior seminar participants have reported significant savings from implementing their projects.
*A financial services organization saw $128,000 in cost savings per quarter when they reduced transaction processing rework
*A state agency reduced project cost over-runs by 28 percent
*A transportation company saved more than $875,000 per year in turnover costs by improving the employee communications process
*Reduced errors in a painting operation led to increased first pass acceptance and more than $197,000 in annual savings
*A Web developer increased annual profits by 10 percent by cutting cycle time
*A wave solder operation saw defects reduced by half and costs reduced by $60,000 per year
Host: Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: http://mapp.usc.edu/professionalprograms/ShortCourses/SixSigmaGreenBeltforProcessImprovement.htm
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
Event Link: http://mapp.usc.edu/professionalprograms/ShortCourses/SixSigmaGreenBeltforProcessImprovement.htm
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Balancing Depth and Breadth in Undergraduate EE Program - Thoughts from Both Sides of the Interview Table
Thu, Jul 19, 2012 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Bilal Zafar, Qualcomm, Inc.
Talk Title: Balancing Depth and Breadth in Undergraduate EE Program - Thoughts from Both Sides of the Interview Table
Abstract: In The Uses of the University, Clark Kerr argued that one of the biggest challenges for research universities is to improve the quality of undergraduate education. Specifically, Kerr challenged, "how to prepare the generalist as well as the specialist in an age of specialization looking for better generalizations". In the 50 years since Kerr wrote those words, the question has undoubtly gained further importance, especially in rapidly advancing fields like Electrical and Computer Engineering where the industry demands a highly-trained, yet flexible, workforce that can deliver value to the company instantly and adapt continuously.
In this talk, I will talk about this tension between breadth and depth in EE programs and share thoughts on how rapidly popularizing online educational resources (like Coursera, and Udacity) can be instrumental in finding the right balance for students and faculty. I will outline my experience and accomplishments as an educator â from a co-author of children books, to a Teaching Assistant Fellow and instructor -- and what I learned from some harsh comments from my students along the way. The talk will conclude with a short introductory lecture on Computer Architecture.
Biography: Bilal Zafar is a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm Inc. in San Diego, CA. At Qualcomm, Dr. Zafar is part of the Foundation IP team where he leads research and development initiatives related to memories and interconnects. Before joining Qualcomm, he was as a post-doctoral research assistant at the Information Sciences Institute, working on a point design for an Exascale super computer. Concurrently, he was a part-time lecturer at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering where he taught EE 352 â an undergraduate class in computer architecture for students majoring in CS (Games). Dr. Zafar earned his PhD and MS from the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering in 2011 and 2002, respectively.
Host: Computer Engineering
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Annie Yu
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CENG Seminar
Thu, Jul 19, 2012 @ 10:00 AM - 11:30 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Dr. Bilal Zafar , Qualcomm, Inc.
Talk Title: Balancing Depth and Breadth in Undergraduate EE Program - Thoughts from Both Sides of the Interview Table
Abstract: In The Uses of the University, Clark Kerr argued that one of the biggest challenges for research universities is to improve the quality of undergraduate education. Specifically, Kerr challenged, "how to prepare the generalist as well as the specialist in an age of specialization looking for better generalizations". In the 50 years since Kerr wrote those words, the question has undoubtly gained further importance, especially in rapidly advancing fields like Electrical and Computer Engineering where the industry demands a highly-trained, yet flexible, workforce that can deliver value to the company instantly and adapt continuously.
In this talk, I will talk about this tension between breadth and depth in EE programs and share thoughts on how rapidly popularizing online educational resources (like Coursera, and Udacity) can be instrumental in finding the right balance for students and faculty. I will outline my experience and accomplishments as an educator â from a co-author of children books, to a Teaching Assistant Fellow and instructor -- and what I learned from some harsh comments from my students along the way. The talk will conclude with a short introductory lecture on Computer Architecture.
Biography: Bilal Zafar is a Senior Engineer at Qualcomm Inc. in San Diego, CA. At Qualcomm, Dr. Zafar is part of the Foundation IP team where he leads research and development initiatives related to memories and interconnects. Before joining Qualcomm, he was as a post-doctoral research assistant at the Information Sciences Institute, working on a point design for an Exascale super computer. Concurrently, he was a part-time lecturer at the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering where he taught EE 352 â an undergraduate class in computer architecture for students majoring in CS (Games). Dr. Zafar earned his PhD and MS from the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering in 2011 and 2002, respectively.
More Information: bzafar_photo.jpg
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Estela Lopez
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Frequency-selective Methods for Hyperpolarized 13C Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Thu, Jul 19, 2012 @ 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Angus Z. Lau, Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto
Talk Title: Frequency-selective Methods for Hyperpolarized 13C Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Abstract: Abstract: Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome in which the heart cannot pump sufficient blood and nutrients to the organs in the body. Increasingly, alterations in cardiac energetics are being implicated as playing an important role in the pathogenesis of heart failure. An understanding of specific metabolic switches which occur during the development of heart failure in patients would be greatly beneficial as a new diagnostic method and for the development of new therapies for patients with failing hearts.
Spatially resolved images of hyperpolarized 13C substrates and their downstream products can provide insight into real-time metabolic processes occurring in vivo, within minutes of injection of a pre-polarized 13C-labeled substrate. Conventional 3D spectroscopic acquisitions require in excess of 100 excitations, making it challenging to acquire full cardiac and respiratory-gated, whole-heart metabolic volumes. In this talk, I will describe progress towards robust and reproducible measurements of cardiac metabolism using frequency-selective methods in hyperpolarized carbon-13 MRI.
Host: Prof. Krishna Nayak
Location: Hughes Aircraft Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) - 248
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Talyia Veal
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USC Physical Sciences in Oncology Center Monthly Seminar Series
Fri, Jul 27, 2012 @ 11:45 AM - 01:00 PM
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: CYNTHIA REINHART-KING, PH.D., Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
Talk Title: The Role of Physical Cues and Cellular Forces in Metastatic Cell Migration
Abstract: Cancer cells exist in a mechanically and chemically heterogeneous microenvironment which undergoes dynamic changes throughout neoplastic progression. During metastasis, a small fraction of cells derived from the primary tumor acquire characteristics which enable them to escape and migrate through a stromal environment with unique and often contrasting matrix properties in order to establish secondary tumors. However, the physical mechanisms employed by this subset of cancer cells to initiate and complete metastatic migration are not well understood. Here, I will describe my lab's effort to understand the role of cellular traction stresses and matrix architecture on metastatic cell migration. Our recent work shows that tractions stresses increase with metastastic potential, indicating that cellular force may be a mechanical biomarker for metastasis. Furthermore, we have shown that these forces play a role in remodeling of the extracellular matrix and the leader-dynamics often seen during metastasis in vivo. Using a novel microfabricated platform, we have also investigated the effects of extracellular matrix remodeling on tumor cell invasion. Our on-going work indicates that cellular force and matrix architecture regulate invasion dynamics and that the forces cells exert against the extracellular matrix may dictate their metastatic potential.
Biography: USC was selected to establish a $16 million cancer research center as part of a new strategy against the disease by the U.S. National Institutes of Health and its National Cancer Institute.
The new center is one of 12 in the nation to receive the designation. During the five-year initiative, the Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers will take new, nontraditional approaches to cancer research by studying the physical laws and principles of cancer; evolution and the evolutionary theory of cancer; information coding, decoding, transfer and translation in cancer; and ways to de-convolute cancer's complexity. As part of the outreach component of this grant, the Center for Applied Molecular Medicine is hosting a monthly seminar series.
Host: USC Physical Sciences in Oncology Center
Location: Clinical Science Center (CSC) - Harkness Auditorium #250
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: kristina gerber
